“Like” District Public Health on Facebook for chance to win emergency kit
Tweet Written by Carolyn Maschke September is National Preparedness Month, and Southwest District Public Health is reminding residents of the four steps to take to be ready for disasters – get a kit, make a plan, be involved and be informed.> “As an incentive to get prepared, Southwest Georgia Public Health District will be giving [...]
Read More →Public Health urges taking early precautions against mosquito-borne illnesses
Tweet Written by Carolyn Maschke Usually West Nile virus is a seasonal epidemic that flares up in the summer – peaking in South Georgia in August – and continuing into the fall. But this year an unusually warm winter and unseasonably warm spring may be behind higher than average mosquito activity across [...]
Read More →Health Department promotes HIV testing
Tweet Written by Carolyn Maschke Five of Southwest Health District’s 14 counties are among the top 20 in the state with disproportionately high rates of HIV among women of childbearing age – so Public Health officials are offering free testing opportunities and other events to raise awareness in coming days. “Baker County has [...]
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